"Rasabali"A Famous Sweet Dish From Odisha-How to Make

Rasabali (Odia: ରସାବଳି, IAST: rasābaḷi) is a sweet dish from Odisha,  Rasabali is offered to Baladevjew, and originated in the Baladevjew Temple of Kendrapara. It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Jagannath temple. Puri, Odia People as well as bengali peoples also love very much this dish . It's Made from Chenna (Cheese)And Milk .Lets start This Delicious recipe .

Rasabali From A sweet Shop At Puri

Ingredientes For Rasabali 

• 1 cup chenna ( mashed paneer)
• ½  tsp  baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sooji
• 1 tsp maida
• Sugar- 2tblsp (to make the chenna balls)
• 1 litre milk & ½ cup milk powder
• Saffron few strands  
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 4 cardamom crushed
• ½ tsp cardamon powder
•  Oil for deep frying
• Sliced almonds or cashews for garnishing

How To Make Rasbali

In a bowl add mashed paneer, maida, suji, soda, sugar and cardamom powder.mix it & make a smooth dough, make small balls & flatten it by using your palms and keep aside.

Meanwhile Boil  milk in a heavy bottom vessel in low- medium flame. Let it boil.

Take 1 cup of luke warm milk & add milk powder to it. Pour the milk powder paste to the above boiled milk. keep stirring on a low heat.

 Add crushed cardamoms , sugar & kesar strands. Mix properly. Stir continuously & Cook for 40-45 mins. till the milk is reduced to half the amount.

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and Add the previously done chenna balls one by one & deep fry them till both the side turns to golden brown in colour. (Don’t fry more otherwise they will become strong).

Drain excess oil in a kitchen tissue paper.

Add the balls to the boiling milk. Boil for another 3-4 min in a low flame . switch off the flame.

 Let it cool . Garnish it with  sliced almonds & cashew nuts.
Serve chilled...:-)